Brahmin Bulls

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Brahmin Bulls
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Directed byMahesh Pailoor
Written byAnu Pradhan
Mahesh Pailoor
Produced byYoshinobu Tsuji
Starring Sendhil Ramamurthy
Roshan Seth
Mary Steenburgen
Justin Bartha
Michael Lerner
Cinematography Ben Kutchins
Edited byCary Lin
Music by Gingger Shankar
Production
company
Philote Factory
Release date
  • November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)(New York City)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Brahmin Bulls is a 2014 American drama film directed by Mahesh Pailoor and starring Sendhil Ramamurthy, Roshan Seth, Mary Steenburgen, Justin Bartha and Michael Lerner. It is Pailoor's feature directorial debut. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film was released in New York City on November 14, 2014. [2]

Reception

The film has a 60 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. [3]

Mike McCahill of The Guardian awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Mahesh Pailoor’s film is appreciably relaxed around matters of age and race, yet – as a missing-cat subplot suggests – it’s somewhat underpowered." [4]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review, calling it "an accomplished first feature that doesn’t quite achieve its initial promise." [1]

Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...the drama that unfolds from that gambit is too tepid to make the perpetrator’s redemption, let alone the fulfillment of his artistic vision, anything to root for." [5]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a positive reviews and wrote, "Gaining in astringency as it goes along, Brahmin Bulls avoids the formulaic version of this story, in which the stubborn son learns from the more experienced father." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lowe, Justin (June 11, 2014). "'Brahmin Bulls': LAAPFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Kenigsberg, Ben (November 13, 2014). "Like Father, Unlike Son". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2022. Opens on Friday
  3. "Brahmin Bulls". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. McCahill, Mike (September 10, 2015). "Brahmin Bulls review – father and son in an underpowered reunion". The Guardian. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. Linden, Sheri (November 20, 2014). "Review: Family ties are threatened in the tepid 'Brahmin Bulls'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2022.